Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SCOTER

SCO'TER, noun The black diver or duck, a species of Anas.

839

SCOTFREE

SCOT'FREE, adjective1. Free from payment or scot; untaxed.2. Unhurt; clear; safe.

840

SCOTIA

SCO'TIA, noun In architecture, a semicircular cavity or channel between the tores in the bases of columns.

841

SCOTISH

SCOT'ISH,SCO'TIST, nounOne of the followers of Scotus, a sect of school divines who maintained the immaculate conception of the virgin, or that she was born without original sin...

842

SCOTOMY

SCOT'OMY, noun [Gr. vertigo, from to darken.]Dizziness or swimming of the head, with dimness of sight.

843

SCOTTERING

SCOT'TERING, noun A provincial word in Herefordshire, England, denoting the burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.

844

SCOTTICISM

SCOT'TICISM, noun An idiom or peculiar expression of the natives of Scotland.SCOTTISH. [See Scotish.]

845

SCOTTISH

SCOT'TISH, adjective Pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, or to their country or language; as scottish industry or economy; a Scotish chief; the scottish dialect.

846

SCOUNDREL

SCOUN'DREL, noun [Latin abscondo.]A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a low petty villain; a man without honor or virtue.Go, if your ancient but ignoble blood has crept through ...

847

SCOUNDRELISM

SCOUN'DRELISM, noun Baseness; turpitude; rascality.

848

SCOUR

SCOUR, verb transitive1. To rub hard with something rough, for the purpose of cleaning; as, to scour a kettle; to scour a musket; to scour armor.2. To clean by friction; to make...

849

SCOURED

SCOUR'ED, participle passive Rubbed with something rough, or made clean by rubbing; severely purged; brushed along.

850

SCOURER

SCOUR'ER, noun1. One that scours or cleans by rubbing.2. A drastic cathartic.3. One that runs with speed.

851

SCOURGE

SCOURGE, noun skurj. [Latin corriggia, from corrigo, to straighten.]1. To whip; a lash consisting of a strap or cord; an instrument of punishment or discipline.A scourge of smal...

852

SCOURGED

SCOURG'ED, participle passive Whipped; lashed; punished severely; harassed.

853

SCOURGER

SCOURG'ER, noun One that scourges or punishes; one that afflicts severely.

854

SCOURGING

SCOURG'ING, participle present tense Whipping; lashing with severity; punishing or afflicting severely.

855

SCOURING

SCOUR'ING, participle present tense Rubbing hard with something rough; cleaning by rubbing; cleansing with a drastic cathartic; ranging over for clearing.SCOUR'ING, noun A rubbi...

856

SCOURSE

SCOURSE. [See Scorse.]

857

SCOUT

SCOUT, noun [Latin ausculto, culto, colo; Gr. the ear.]1. In military affairs, a person sent before an army, or to a distance, for the purpose of observing the motions of an ene...

858

SCOVEL

SCO'VEL, noun [Latin scopa.]A mop for sweeping ovens; a maulkin.

859

SCOW

SCOW, nounA large flat bottomed boat; used as a ferry boat, or for loading and unloading vessels. [A word in good use in New England.SCOW, verb transitive To transport in a scow

860

SCOWL

SCOWL, verb intransitive [Gr. to twist.]1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe or angry.She scowl'd and ...

861

SCOWLING

SCOWL'ING, participle present tense contracting the brows into wrinkles; frowning; expressing displeasure or sullenness.

862

SCOWLINGLY

SCOWL'INGLY, adverb With a wrinkled, frowning aspect; with a sullen look.

863

SCRABBLE

SCRAB'BLE, verb intransitive [Latin scribo, Eng. grave, engrave, etc. See Scrape.]1. To scrape, paw or scratch with the hands; to move along on the hands and knees by clawing wi...

864

SCRABBLING

SCRAB'BLING, participle present tense Scraping; scratching; scrambling; making irregular marks.